Restoration of the "Musée de France" collections of the Grand Est
In accordance with the law on the Museums of France, any project for the restoration of a property of an institution entitled "Museums of France" must be presented to the Regional Scientific Commission (CSR) of the collections of the "Musée de France". In the Great East, 4 commissions are organized each year by the DRAC Museum Service.
The commission regional scientistonservation and restoration"
The Regional Scientific Commission on Conservation and Restoration simple notice, prior to any preventive conservation operation and any decision to restore a collection property of a "Musée de France".
The main review criteria are:
- existence of a state finding before intervention;
- relevance of the project, taking into account in particular the objectives of the restoration policy set out in the scientific and cultural project;
- nature and material conditions of the intervention and in particular compliance with the specifications;
- preparation of a dossier documenting the intervention;
- taking into account preventive conservation and in particular the conditions of conservation of works after intervention;
- professional qualifications of the worker.
Date of Preventive Conservation and Restoration Commissions
4 commissions are organised each year. Museums can present their files, regardless of where the session takes place, either by visiting the site or by videoconference from one of the DRAC Grand Est sites.
| Deadline for submission of applications to the DRAC | Place of commissions | Pre-study date* | Date of restoration commissions and preventive conservation |
| November 24, 2022 | DRAC - Châlons-en-Champagne site | January 5, 2023 | 19 and 20 January 2023 |
| February 8, 2023 | DRAC - Metz site | 23 Mar 2023 | 6 and 7 April 2023 |
| 27 July 2023 | DRAC - Strasbourg website | September 7, 2023 | 21 and 22 September 2023 |
| 29 September 2023 | DRAC - Châlons-en-Champagne site | November 10, 2023 | November 21, 2023 |
*may give rise to a favourable opinion without going to the full committee
Submit a file to the regional scientific commission "Conservation and restoration" Grand Est
- the decrees of the prefect of the region Gran Est appointing the members of the French Regional Scientific Commission for Museum Collections competent in matters of conservation and restoration;
- the decree of the regional prefect appointing the members of the permanent delegation of the regional scientific commission collections of museums in France competent in conservation and restoration;
- the rules of procedure of regional scientific committees the collections of the museums of France of the DRAC Grand Est;
- the list of references from the French Museum Service- Ministry of Culture, which may be requested for advice.
- the Conservation and Restoration Request Form, to which it will be necessary to join, in the case of a grant application, a financing plan, as well as the supporting documents detailed in the form ;
- the vote restoration template table to fill in (city, museum name and the first 6 columns) and to be attached to the files.
How to submit your file
The application form, the voting table and all the pieces are to be sent, by email, to the museum advisor of the DRAC Grand Est of which you depend geographically (see coordinates at the bottom of this page "Contacts Museums - DRAC Grand Est").
The deadlines for submission of applications are indicated above.
NB: incomplete files cannot be reviewed
Transmission of large files
For the transmission of heavy documents by courier, please use WeTransfer.
Assistance to museums for conservation and restoration
France Museum Research and Restoration Centre (C2RMF)
The scientific staff of the restoration department of the Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France fulfils, for the museums of France who request it, a role of assistance to the project management in conservation-restoration.
The operating chain takes place in several phases, from the official request submitted by a museum via OSCAR (Tool for monitoring preservation, archives and research) up to the interventions themselves.
Museums in France have generally established a prior contact with the museum advisor of their region who accompanies them in their efforts.
Read more
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- on conservation and restoration
whose The methodological guide to public procurement for the conservation and restoration of cultural property - 2020 and Glossary of the main terms used in the conservation and restoration of cultural property - 2020